A NOTHER suggestion Sir William Brass offered was that in making
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new trunk roads there should be a double roadway. In making important roads consideration should be given to the banking of corners. He asked the Minister to include in his regulations a requirement in the interests of public safety that red lights should be shown automatically at the rear of the publicservice vehicles when braking.
Lord Erskine wished to know, whether therehad been many more prosecutions for dangerous and careless driving than there were before the Road Traffic Act came into operation. He also called attention to complaints that the Traffic Commissioners had banned a large number of bus services which the population of various villages thought ought to be retained.
Colonel Ashley asked for information as to the progress made in the control of coach and bus services by the Tra.ffia Commissioners and as to the number of appeals to the Minister.
The Minister's Reply.
TN his reply, Mr. Morrison said he was _Lobliged to members who had indicated that they considered the Act, for which he was responsible, was working reasonably well. They ought to pay a tribute to the work of the National Safety First Association in propaganda and education which had undoubtedly been beneficial in respect of accidents.
With regard to the mobile police, the Ministry had approved a provisional programme to make grants in respect of 1,000 vehicles for England and Wales and 122 for Scotland. Grants from the Road Fund had already been made in respect of 684 vehicles operated by 120 local authorities in England and Wales and 60 vehicles operated by 20 authorities in Scotland.
With regard to the working of Part 4 of the Road Traffic Act, the Commissioners had been faced with a heavy task. Already about 150 appeals against decisions of the Commissioners had been lodged with the Minister.
The compulsory insurance part of the Act was, so far as could be ascertained, working satisfactorily. The vote was finally agreed.